Information Literacy

LESSONS

Students are introduced to different search options and effective
strategies for finding information. They make informed choices about
which search sites to use, and to use search tools and precise keywords
to yield the best search results.

Crawling the WebStudents make informed choices about which search sites to use for
different purposes. They also learn to use multiple search tools to get
the best results – sampling and comparing features of three major types
of search sites and investigating the results they yield.

Adults may think of students' online, mobile, and technological
activities as "digital life" but to young people they are just life. The
lessons in this unit are designed to harness students' enthusiasm,
encouraging them to talk about the impact of digital media on their
lives, their communities, and our culture. Students discuss the positive
and negative aspects of digital life and are introduced to the concept
of digital citizenship.

Sticky SitesStudents learn about features that attract and retain visitors to
websites. They also learn to recognize the commercial motives that
sometimes lie behind these “sticky” sites by analyzing factors that
contribute to their stickiness: content, customizing, and community.